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Drive Fall to Lexington on Tuesday

June 4, 2019 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
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GREENVILLE, S.C. - The Greenville Drive took a 3-1 lead in to the sixth inning but the Lexington Legends rallied for three runs in the sixth before going on to win 6-3 on Tuesday night at Fluor Field.

Lexington broke open the scoring in the fourth. Nathan Eaton doubled to left and Eric Cole followed with a single to left center to score him and give the Legends a 1-0 lead.

Greenville answered in the bottom half. Triston Casas tripled to center to open the frame and two batters later Brandon Howlett singled to left to bring in Casas and tie the game at 1-1.

The Drive then claimed the lead with two runs in the fifth. Devlin Granberg reached on an error with two outs and Jordan Wren capitalized with a two-run home run to left, his fifth homer of the season, to put the home team in front, 3-1.

The Legends retook the lead with three runs in the top of the sixth. Cole opened the frame with a lead-off walk and Clemson product Reed Rohlman tripled to right to cut the lead to one. Freddy Fermin followed with an RBI single to right to bring home Rohlman, tying the game at 3-3. Three batters later, Rubendy Jaquez singled to center to drive in Fermin and give the road team a 4-3 lead.

Lexington tacked on two more in the ninth. Jeison Guzman tripled to lead off the inning and Jaquez followed with a single through a drawn in infield to score him. Jaquez then moved to second on a groundout, before stealing third and scoring on a throwing error by the catcher to make it a 6-3 game.

Lexington starter Austin Cox (4-3) earned the win, allowing three runs (one earned) on eight hits in 6.0 innings pitched with seven strikeouts and no walks. Drive starter Brayan Bello (2-5) suffered the loss, allowing four runs on eight hits in 5.0 innings pitched with two strikeouts against a lone walk. Lexington's Kyle Hinton earned his fifth save of the year with a scoreless ninth inning.

Wren led the Drive offense on the night, going 3-for-4 with the homer, a run and two RBI. Casas added a 2-for-4 performance with a double, a triple and a run, while Howlett went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk and an RBI.

The series concludes on Wednesday night with a 7:05 p.m. first pitch. Drive right-hander Alex Scherff takes the mound against Lexington right-hander Charlie Neuweiler.

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